Tuesday, September 22, 2009

games

africa map game=141 seconds
madagascar= no score
42 clues

Monday, September 21, 2009

chapter 6 reveiw

1)2/5, sahara,kalahari,saharah
2)atlas mountains,mt. kilimanjaro
3)lake victoria,nile
4)the great rift
Dark continet-Africa
Savanah-vast tracks of land characterized by wet & dry land
Lake Tanganyika-worlds longest longest and second deepest freshwater lake

Thursday, September 17, 2009

chapter 5 study guide

Sahara-worlds largest desert
Nile-worlds longest river
Egypt-N.E corner of africa,most magnificient empire
Mizram-name of hams sons
Land of Ham-egypt
Nomes-group of states
Pharaos-strong rulers
Menes-uited two states, 1st pharao of egypt
the gift of the nile-egypt
heiroglyphics-there writting style
boo of the dead-book of prayers and incantations placed in tombs
memphis-12 milses south of caairo
thebes-450 miles south of cairo
necropolis-city of the dead
pyrimid-represented the egyptian government and society
great pyrimid of cheops-khufu,wounder of the world
king tut-teen pharoah that died at 18
mummification-presevation of dead bodies
30 dynasties-dynasties from Menes till Alexander the great
old kingdom-greatest accomplishments of art and architecture
pyrimids of giza-three largest pyrimids
great sphinx-head of a man and body of a lion
middle kingdom-kng mentuhotep paved the way
pavedd way for middle kingdom
hyksos-rulers of forighn countries-shreperd kings, ruler of forighn countries
ahmose I-heban prince who founded the new kingdom

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

pictures

1)working ships in good water
2)egyptian market
3)camal
4)large city
5)women filing jugs of water
6)their flag


1)kiinda
2)yes
3)kinda
4)yes
5)yes

facts and photo

a. Tell me about rainfall in Egypt, and the importance of the Nile River.
they only get an inch a year. without it egypt would be a desert
b. Egypt is divided into what 2 sections?
upper and lower egypt
c. Tell me about Northern & Southern Egypt.

d. Egypt is home to which animals? Which plants?
cheetahs, hyenas,crocadiles
e. What did the Egyptians leave paintings & carvings of?
large animals
f. Civilization was established by what year? How long ago did they settle there?
3,000bc
g. When did Lower & Upper Egypt unite?
3100bc
h. When did Egypt fall under Roman control? When did Muslims take over Egypt?
31bc 640ad
i. Who invaded Egypt in 1882? What did they want? When did Egypt declare independence?
brittish, wanted to control suez canal
j. 90 percent of Egyptians are what religion?
muslim
k. Why is overcrowding a problem in Egypt today?
they dont have alot of resources
l. Why are children highly valued in their culture?
cause theyyy help on farms
m. What type of gov't is Egypt today?
democratic republic
n. What is Egypt's largest single source of foreign income? Why do you think that is?
tourism, all of the historical things in the city
o. What is the official name of Egypt?
arab republic of egypt
p. What is the capital of Egypt?
cairo
q. What is the population/official language of Egypt?
78,887,007/aribic
r. What's the currency in Egypt? (Money)
guinay

Thursday, September 10, 2009

games

score= 38
feed da family=10/10

Wednesday, September 9, 2009

a. What is a "stela"?
Decorated stone
b. What type of writing did Ancient Egyptians use?
hieroglyphs
c. Once you decipher the hieroglyphs, what does it spell?
priest
d. Once you descend into the tomb, what do you find?
canopic jars, coffin
e. What do the statues represent?
guard the coffin
f. Describe the gods of the Ancient Egyptians.

g. What are the "canopic" jars? What's in them?
liver,stomach,intestinse,lungs
h. What is the coffin made of?
plaster,wood,hieroglyphs

Friday, September 4, 2009

sumouuestions

a. What is SUMO?
2 people fighting in mawashi
b. How do wrestlers win at SUMO?
by knocing the other one out of the ring
c. When did SUMO start?
3rd and 7th century
d. What's a day in the life of a SUMO wrestler like?

Thursday, September 3, 2009

world experation

no score.
The game was very fun. you can learn about the countries.

Wednesday, September 2, 2009

games

wats in the photo=6/10
gesture game 0/4
japan puzzle= no score
higarian pic game= stoped at level 2

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

chapter 4 sec. reveiw

1)tigris&euphrates,indus, hwang ho
2)nearly 1/3 of earths land, over 3 billion
3)himalayan moutain system, northern plains and deccan plateau
4)hinduism and the caste system
5)maurys
6)siddhartha gautama
7)Guptas
8)mougal empire
9)British East India Company
10)William Carey
11)westernization and christianity
12)Mahatma Gandhi 1869-1948,Jawaharlal Nehru 1889-1964
13)Indira and Rajiv Gandhi
14)they made the number zero, algebra, and arabic numbers